Economic impact of Bt corn in the Philippines

Philippine Agricultural Scientist

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 258-267

  Yorobe Jr , Jose M ^a   Quicoy, Cesar B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Bt corn adoption; Economic impact

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33845359697     PISSN: 00317454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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